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    PAWL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backwardplay

    Synonyms:

    click; detent; dog; pawl

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("pawl" is a kind of...):

    catch; stop (a restraint that checks the motion of something)

    Holonyms ("pawl" is a part of...):

    rachet; ratch; ratchet (mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction)

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